The Call!

The Call!

For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 1:9 NLT

For every life, there is a purpose. For that life to discover and fulfil that purpose, it has got to hear and heed the call of God upon it. And God's call is not like any other call; it is a call to live a holy life, a sanctified life, a life of difference. It is not the usual, the regular or the normal; it is the representation of the life of God here on earth; where God is seen and heard through the lives of those who have heard and responded to the call of God on their lives.

And the call didn't come out of the blue; God has always sought to live out his grace and mercy and power in us, who are made after his likeness. From before the earth's foundations were laid, God has laid down a plan for man to be the centrepiece of His creation. Sin tampered with that template but because God's plan cannot be thwarted, He had in place a plan of restoration. That plan is only fully expressed and manifested in Christ Jesus. None of the men in the old testament understood the full ramifications of this plan, but in this generation, we are privileged to personally experience the best God has on offer.

God's eternal plan makes sense in the light of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. When God gave his Son, he gave His best, and with the Son comes every other blessing God intends for us. If I will make it down here and also make it to heaven, I have got to go through the Son. If God says He is the only way, experience has shown that God doesn't lie. What do I stand to lose? I rather look stupid down here and get to heaven to discover I was right, than take a risk on God and end up eternally foolish for rejecting God's gift. It costs me nothing; just faith in God. His time of favour is here.